The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-12
WEAPONS OF CENTURIES.
Ulmpses Of the Wsrfares OF Many
Ages.
From De 81e1o Yorl. Tines

FIRM The ge1c XoYk Times
One Of the mot curious and interesting of
the country houses in the vicinity Of the
Hudson river, On the east shore The man
s1on Ia gothic In style and built Of gray stone.
il " surrounded by velvet swards, upon
which the sunlight lies in strange and
graceful patterns a. II strikes through the
overhang1nz foliage, and r. emboEersd IN
IRE heavy growth of woods that covers the
uplsnds east Of the Palisades with a rich and
massive embroidery In every shade Of green
that bes between the bright and shining
leavez If TIE hickory and The deep ard sorn-
bls tassels u the fir. The place IS known a.
f'klLlhurEt, and Il TIE reszdence Of Clio
ysnni T. 8orOelni, capitalist, and brio
a~brac collector Of wide experience through
The lglpulSss Of bis natural choice.
In it, exterior the mansion Is nOWlse re-
Ynsrkable. II IL no more blessed In IL view
Of the shining river, It's eozy and comfortable
piazza, and ~ lawns, summer houses, and
rustic powered gardens than are many other
abiding places u the wealthy along the
HudeOng hanks. In it, interior. however,
Il II unlike any other. From the moment
you enter IT, hallway and, If you are artis-
kically irreyerent, hand your oyercoat 20
turba1ed marble slave from the Venice 0f
The sixteenth century, who stands with out
stretched arIns ~ receive you the scene Il
~ strange and picturesque that you are alb
sorFrsd IN the i1epec1iOn u curi0sities until
the slave politely hand backs your oyercoat
and you depart.
The hall Is grim and portentous It's walls
are covered with the weapons Of the feudal
period and the crIsades as you enter. Be
You'd, on either side, are nen-at-arms, with
shining swords and polished armor. whore
lowered yisOrs and forbidden attitude lend
an atmosphere b the apartment that Is weird
md grim. Above them, on either side, are
long and cleaning lines Of cuiraBes, which
once were worn by the white cuirassiers, the
yellow cuirassieTs, and the carbineers Of the
great Napoleon at Waterloo. The helmet
81 each Dragon surnOunts the breastplate,
snd its piuTnes wave above. Below are
company flags Of the Sapoleonic soldlery
and rows n din1-coiOred and war-worn pen
nanfs borne by the MsTnelukes In Egypt
You are little startled by the grim tab
leau Your nineteenth century polse is
slightly shaken. But when Mr. Morosini,
with courtesy collected in all countries,
guides you intoa dining room that b also
museum, and you sit down in wide and
SoftcushsOned chair and sip "A Moscato di
ByraczIsa that stole It's bouquet from the
Wild flowers and it's amber velvet lights from
The eunsfiine on the slopes Of Etna, yon are
quite convinced that the Injuries Of the nine
DeffiIU cfIlblTy are 1tllJf RDD1 enough Tor
any man, yourself included
Mr. Moroslni has been collector for
twenty year,. As his fortunes have grown
bis enthusiasm has steadily developed and
his indulgence Of 10 likewise increased
The result IL that his collection il, Of its
kind, tho most complete in the country.
Every man who turns collector in the course
Of time takes q particular path. Most boys
take kindly 10 postage stamps, bugs, bird
eggs, white mice, and the other opportuni-
ties which their surroundings present. In
adults, however, eclccttcism in collecting Is
rare. The man who has a mania for auto
graphs is usually indifferent 10 laces, and
the collector Of all the kinds Of burned clay
that lie between Cheops and Henri Deux are
indifferent 10 the temptations Of the num-
berlesa kinds Of brickbats that illustrate the
trying and feverish time geologcially speak
ing that this planet had when she was pass
ing through the diseases incident TO child
hood. Like everybody else who collects,
Mr.. Morosni has ruling passion. He was
trained in the military school Of Austria.
HisanceftOrB were fighting Ostro-G oths who
ettled in the north of Italy. His grandfather
kept epitnph writers busy at the head Of the
Sultans troops IN Constantinople, and
Mr.. Morosini, therefore, naturally collects
weapons
Every known instrument Of warfare with
which mon have loosened the earthly ties of
other men since David erased Goliath from
The roster OF the Phiistine Army Is 10 be
found on the walls 40 Elnhui'st The col
lection iss0newhat bcwldering. a would
benuicide would die Of old age before he could
chOose his most agreeable method Of digso-
lnilOn from the pefplexing multitude Of
eOnyeuiences that are there at his com
mand.
After posing the armor Of Prince Bidulf
N Austf1n tho finest and most complete
spocinien Of IL kind IN this country, the first
objects of interest arc the lanccs and the
pixies. Thee one tined pitchforles, which
nfe borne by inevitable mpornumernries in
infailible white cotton stockings through
ryeJ.y ShakfBperean play aud have conse-
guenfly become somewhat unreal and thent-
neal ~ tie eyes Of The public, are here dis
played lust ~ they were when used 10 make
human bfOchetteg IN the Middle Ages All
hgc highly polished, a. indeed i everything
M the collection, the care OF his brica-brac
being - lgbT of love 10 the collector. They
nre ~ on the yniicd shapes that ever sug-
fesiEi Themselves 10 the nrmorers OF the
GernaD, French, and English IjaronH, Of the
Jhpaufae, Chinese, CONnck fsedOuin, and
Persian WARRIOR, AMI thOse ~ every other
milton who believed that pfOddng wns the
nlf4i effective way NJ lePening the census
hft ~ the enemy. Not content with the
weapons Nh'Bsolyea there are RlnsB cnses IN
Nhici. fpr instance, 0ppeF the lancc heads
~ hlf opl0iHn. ~ Ml ths U0ilniOs known ~
gAi"ti hefe heina NJ much difference in
stylcs 90 there y between the bonnets Of